People want proof of concept before they vote for a whole shebang, right?” Senate HELP Chair Bill Cassidy said.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is kicking off a nationwide tour focused on promoting the administration's goal of dismantling the Department of Education, which has been met with congressional and legal challenges.

Applications for millions of dollars in federal childcare funding are in limbo, threatening the education of college students with young kids.

Two-thirds of adults are opposed to eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, according to the annual poll from PDK International, a professional organization for educators.

The department disclosed the pileup of complaints — an increase of about 11,000 since March — in a recent letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Shutting down the Education Department will be complicated, especially when every lawmaker has a stake in federal school aid and other agency programs.

Eleven leading education research organizations commended the U.S. Department of Education for taking action to finalize the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) for the 2025–26 school year and in preparation for the 2027–28 school year collection.

The Butte County Office of Education announced Tuesday it rescinded layoff notifications to about 400 employees who were included in a workforce reduction in July because of withheld federal education funding.